Expires:202302032215;;739970 FZUS51 KBUF 031741 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1241 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 For waters within five nautical miles of shore Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. LEZ040-041-032215- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1241 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers early, then lake effect snow likely late. Heavy freezing spray late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. Lake effect snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain and snow showers likely Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$